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pressure

a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government"

the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal"

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure"

an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

Synonyms:

• abetment,
• adverse circumstances,
• adversity,
• advocate,
• affliction,
• aggravation,
• albatross,
• annoyance,
• apply pressure,
• argumentum baculinum,
• ascendancy,
• authority,
• bale,
• bear against,
• bear down on,
• bear down upon,
• bear hard upon,
• bearing,
• beset,
• besiege,
• blandish,
• blandishment,
• blight,
• boost,
• bug,
• bummer,
• bump,
• bunt,
• burden,
• burdening,
• burthen,
• butt,
• buttonhole,
• buttonholing,
• cajole,
• cajolement,
• cajolery,
• call on,
• call upon,
• care,
• caressing,
• cargo,
• case of need,
• charge,
• charging,
• charisma,
• charm,
• clamping,
• clamping down,
• clout,
• clutch,
• coax,
• coaxing,
• coerce,
• coercion,
• compel,
• compression,
• compulsion,
• consequence,
• constrain,
• constraint,
• constraints,
• control,
• credit,
• crisis,
• cross,
• crunch,
• crush,
• crushing,
• cumber,
• cumbrance,
• curse,
• deadweight,
• demand,
• demandingness,
• demands,
• difficulties,
• difficulty,
• dig,
• dire necessity,
• distress,
• dominance,
• domination,
• downer,
• drag,
• drive,
• dun,
• dunning,
• duress,
• effect,
• emergency,
• eminence,
• enchantment,
• encouragement,
• encumbrance,
• esteem,
• exert pressure,
• exhort,
• exigence,
• exigencies,
• exigency,
• favor,
• feeling,
• fingering,
• force,
• freight,
• friction,
• frottage,
• goading,
• good feeling,
• greatness,
• handicap,
• handling,
• hard knocks,
• hard life,
• hard lot,
• hardcase,
• hardship,
• head,
• high pressure,
• high-pressure,
• hold,
• hustle,
• immediacy,
• impel,
• imperative,
• imperativeness,
• importance,
• importunacy,
• importunateness,
• importune,
• importunity,
• impulse,
• impulsion,
• incidental power,
• incubus,
• incumbency,
• inducement,
• influence,
• influentiality,
• influentialness,
• insinuation,
• insist,
• insist on,
• insist upon,
• insistence,
• instance,
• intimidate,
• intimidation,
• irritation,
• jab,
• jawbone,
• jog,
• joggle,
• jolt,
• jostle,
• lading,
• leadership,
• lean on,
• leverage,
• load,
• loading,
• lobby,
• magnetism,
• make,
• manipulation,
• mastery,
• matter of necessity,
• mental strain,
• millstone,
• moment,
• nag,
• nag at,
• nagging,
• needling,
• nervous strain,
• nervous tension,
• nip,
• nudge,
• oppression,
• overload,
• overtaxing,
• overweighting,
• palpation,
• persistence,
• personality,
• persuade,
• persuasion,
• pertinaciousness,
• pertinacity,
• pester,
• pestering,
• petting,
• pinch,
• plague,
• plaguing,
• plead with,
• plight,
• ply,
• plying,
• poke,
• potency,
• power,
• precedence,
• predicament,
• predominance,
• preponderance,
• press,
• pressing,
• pressingness,
• prestige,
• prevail on,
• prevail upon,
• pricking,
• priority,
• problems,
• prod,
• prodding,
• prominence,
• punch,
• purchase,
• push,
• put pressure on,
• rank,
• rash impulse,
• recommend,
• reign,
• repute,
• require,
• rigor,
• rubbing,
• rule,
• rush,
• saddling,
• say,
• sea of troubles,
• seniority,
• shove,
• soft-soap,
• spurring,
• squeeze,
• squeezing,
• stature,
• strain,
• straits,
• strength,
• stress,
• stress and strain,
• stress of life,
• stroking,
• strong-arm tactics,
• suasion,
• subtle influence,
• suggestion,
• superincumbency,
• supremacy,
• surcharge,
• sway,
• sweet-talk,
• tautness,
• taxing,
• tease,
• teasing,
• tenseness,
• tension,
• the big stick,
• the bludgeon,
• the club,
• the jackboot,
• the mailed fist,
• the strong arm,
• the sword,
• thrust,
• tightening,
• torque,
• torsion,
• touching,
• trial,
• tribulation,
• trouble,
• troubles,
• tweak,
• upper hand,
• urge,
• urgency,
• urgent need,
• urging,
• vale of tears,
• vexation,
• vicissitude,
• violence,
• weight,
• weightiness,
• wheedle,
• wheedling,
• whip hand,
• work on